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LOT 1659
Iron Age Celtic Silver Bracelet
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.
3 1/8 in. (12 grams, 78 mm).
Lozengiform in section with each tapering end formed into a wound sliding loop for adjustment. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAmerican private collection, New York, 1990s.
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